A serious diagnosis of the current form of capital, a profound excavation and presentation of the most important and helpful ideas that Jean Baudrillard published: from the unravelling of western philosophy, to a redefining of marxist theories of economics and capital, to a shift in critical theory that complies with quantum theory.

Achim Szepanski is arguably the most well-versed scholar of Baudrillard, Deleuze & Laruelle in the German-speaking world. He was the founder of Mille Plateaux and Force Inc. He forged an entirely unique and fascinating position on Marxism. This book is dedicated to Jean Baudrillard, who would be described by Achim as the most radical and advanced stimmung in Philosophy. Through this comprehensive and devouring analysis of Baudrillard’s work, the author presents a gripping account of a personal philosophy; “In the Delirium of the Simulation” provides the strongest case for what might be called, in light of his passing, Szepanskism or Szepanskian Economics.

The afterword by Alessandro Sbordoni asks what a Szepanskism might be. Features several appendices from the author, including a new translation of “Taylor Swift Does Not Exist”.

About the author

Szepanski’s education was in Finance, yet his legacy was in Music, once a prominent record store autist in Frankfurt, he changed the world of music as we know it through his many projects, of which Mille Plateaux and Force Inc Music Works were the most renowned.

Softcover, published in 2025, 280 pages. Language: English.